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It became an "official" diagnosis in 1980 when it was defined in the DSM, the psychiatric diagnosis manual used by mental health professionals. Before that, it was called combat neurosis, or shell shock, and was identified as a syndrome around World War I.
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∙ 11y agoThe term "post-traumatic stress disorder " was coined by the Canadian psychiatrist Chaim Shatan in the 1970s and appeared in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 3rd edition published in 1980.
The condition in soldiers has been known about for over 2,000 years. Combat stress, battle fatigue and shell shock are just three of the terms used in the twentieth century to describe the condition.
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∙ 13y agoPost Traumatic Stress has been know for fifty years at least. I love sites that let anyone change the information, because then you never know if it's correct or not- isn't that fantastic!
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∙ 13y agoafter I slept with your wife, she is one mean lover
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∙ 12y agoThis link has some interesting info about this. There doesn't see to be a discoverer of PTSD. But many observers.
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